Page 6 - Stuart Exposure - September '24

Page 6, Stuart Exposure

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VOTE 2024 – It’s Your Choice! Altered Tag Alert Florida offers more than 100 specialty license plates
for various organizations, with the proceeds from the
The Nov. 5, presidential This alert is to ensure that individuals who may not sales going directly to support the causes they represent.
election is just a few weeks realize they are breaking the law by altering their tags Personalized plates can be ordered in person at the tax
away. Are you ready to cast are informed. Driving on a public roadway with Florida collector’s office.
your vote? Is your voter license plates that have been airbrushed, vinyl-wrapped, or See sample tag alterations below.
information current and up customized, violates legal tag requirements under Florida
to date? Have you checked law for reflectivity and safety enhancements. Section
your voter status? 320.061 of Florida Statues prohibits the unlawful altering
The dates to save and of a Florida license plate.
prepare for are: If you have altered your Florida tag and cannot return it
• Oct. 7 – Last day to to its original condition, you will need to get a replacement
register to vote Florida license plate from your tax collector’s office.
• Oct. 24 – Last day to Citations for driving with an unlawfully altered Florida
request a Vote by Mail ballot license plate is classified as a moving violation which
• Oct. 21 through Nov. 2 – Early Voting in six locations includes a state fine of $60, three points on your driver’s
• Nov. 5 – Election Day license and an accompanying fee set by the county in which
Additionally, please take the time to verify your voter the citation was issued.
information is current and up to date. Ask yourself these four
simple, yet very important questions:
• Has your name changed?
• Has your address changed?
• Do you need to update your signature?
• Would you like to change your political party?
To make changes, please visit our website at www.
MartinVotes.gov and click on the “Access Your Voter
Information” tab located on the home page, fill out the prompts,
and review your information before submitting. You can also
update your voter information at www.RegisterToVoteFlorida.
gov or by contacting your Supervisor of Elections office at
(772) 288-5637.
I encourage you to make sure your voice is heard for the
Nov. 5 presidential election. Register, vote and take part in
this important democratic process. As your Supervisor of
Elections, it is my sincere desire to provide you with the best
possible voting experience. Please do not hesitate to contact
me at any time with questions or concerns as we prepare for
the upcoming election.
See you at the polls!
Vicki Davis,
Martin County Supervisor of Elections

Martin County Tax Collector

Open For Concealed Weapon Licenses

In Stuart, Hobe Sound, And Indiantown Walk-Ins
Welcome For All Florida Residents

Ruth “Ski” Pietruszewski,
Martin County Tax Collector,
proudly announces the Tax
Collector office’s partnership
with the Department of
Agriculture and Consumer
Services to offer “fast-track”
intake services for new
concealed weapon license
applications and printing of
renewal licenses on the spot.
Both the fingerprinting and
photo will be done on site to offer “one-stop fast-track service.”
The license is good for seven years.
We serve any Florida resident from any Florida county, U.S.
citizens or permanent U.S. residents. (This does not include
work permit status.) No appointments are needed. Walk-ins
are welcomed.
We place a high value on public service by providing our
constituents with a better, more efficient, convenient, easier,
and speedier service. We are strongly committed to finding the
best ways to serve the public.
The main office at 3485 S.E. Willoughby Blvd., Stuart,
FL 34994, our Hobe Sound branch at 11734 S. E. Federal
Highway, Hobe Sound, FL 33455, and our Indiantown office
at 16550 Warfield Blvd., Indiantown, FL 34956 offer this
service. For more information on our services visit our website
at https://martintaxcollector.com.

See answer in this paper.